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Matt Barnes: Allen Iverson knew how to spend in the strip clubs

Sports Illustrated has a feature story on the Clippers' Matt Barnes, who relates the early days of his NBA career. One of his stories involves his proximity to Allen Iverson, at a time when AI was at the height of his popularity - and financial success:

One early lesson came from Iverson, his teammate for half a season in Philadelphia. "Allen was the first guy that showed me how NBA players spend money in strip clubs," Barnes says. "That guy went. HARD. He'd throw so much money, and this was when I was first in the league, that I used to take my foot and scoop the s--- under my chair and either re-throw it or put some in my pocket. He'd throw $30,000, $40,000 every time we went. I'm like, 'You realize what I can do with this money?'"

It seems that an older, at times humbled Iverson is - and isn't - showing up for Sixers events these days.

Barnes' half a season in Philly was turbulent and tumultuous - he also talks about how former Sixers head coach Mo Cheeks informed him it wasn't worth working on his shooting because he was never going to get in a game.